Lone woman minister in Punjab government covicted, jailed
byPatiala (Punjab): A fortnight after she was sworn in as cabinet minister, senior Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was today arrested and sent to jail…
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De Villiers, Clarke top-ranked Test batsmen; no Indian in top 10
byDubai : South Africa’s AB de Villiers has reached the number-one batting position for the first time in his career where he is joined…
China thanks India for curbing Tibetan protests
byNew Delhi : China Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for stoking extremist views and thanked India for taking “effective and concrete” steps to curb…
Army chief row gets uglier, government promises strongest action
byNew Delhi : The row between the government and the army chief got nastier with Defence Minister A.K. Antony calling as “anti-national” leakage of…
Avoid political disruptions, India urges BRICS
byNew Delhi : As the world’s five major emerging economies began the fourth BRICS Summit here Thursday, India urged other members of the grouping…
Treat leak of letter as high treason: army chief
byNew Delhi : Rejecting allegations that he had leaked his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an “outraged” army chief General V.K. Singh Thursday…
IITan trio streamline transportation business
byNew Delhi : Mumbai-based entrepreneur Vikas Parashar wanted to rush a consignment of consumer goods to Ludhiana, necessitated by heavy demand. But he also…
Govt, opposition say no public debate on defence issues
byNew Delhi: It was peace after war between ruling and opposition MPs today with both sides agreeing that the issues raised by army chief…
Cannot ban news as it is perishable, SC told
byNew Delhi : As Supreme Court Wednesday explored the option of postponing the publication of court proceedings in sensitive matters, including criminal cases, it…
Rajoana’s hanging stayed
byNew Delhi : The central government Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the Aug 31, 1995 assassination…